Common Causes of Falls in Seniors
One of the biggest causes of disability and hospital admissions amongst seniors is a result of falls. Some might assume that falling is a natural part of aging and will do...
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Careful IOL selection needed in patients with retinal disease
When we perform cataract surgery for patients with retinal disease, we must tailor the IOL type, design and power to maximize vision given the underlying pathology. The IOL...
9 days ago - Healio
Mito Fast: A Brand New Advanced Anti-Aging Protocol To Nurture Your Mitochondria, Boost Autophagy, & Rejuvenate Your Stem Cells
As you get older, your body loses some of its cellular power as well as control over its cellular clearing
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Impressive Facts About Antioxidants
We're bombarded with marketing about antioxidants-we're told they're good for us, to eat more foods and sip more teas high in these so called “super powered” molecules...
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Harness the power of your mind to beat hot flushes
Millions of British women will be going through the menopause at any one time but there is certainly no 'one-size-fits-all' version.
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Joint Center for Housing Studies Fall Research Round-Up Highlights Older Adult Issues
The following is a guest blog post by Jennifer Molinsky, Senior Research Associate, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University In 2020, the pandemic, a powerful...
1 month ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Careful dissection of IOL out of capsular bag helps retain capsular support
In more than 99% of cataract surgery cases, the IOL that is implanted is left in position for life. However, there are rare cases in which we need to perform an IOL exchange...
2 monthes ago - Healio
AI-based telemedicine platform may allow for large-scale AMD screening
Artificial intelligence-based telemedicine platform may allow for large-scale screening of patients with age-related macular degeneration while lowering the cost of care...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Surgical options and transformative research embody 2020
From a clinical perspective, increased options for cataract surgeons and transformative retina research embodied 2020, according to panelists at the virtual Ophthalmology...
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FYI: Sears Sells Some SERIOUS Sex Toys
This is not the Sears you remember from childhood, y'all So, here's a thing that may be news to many of you: Sears - the store where your mom bought her first washing machine...
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Artificial intelligence-enabled aid can improve quality of decisions...
Published results showed use of an artificial intelligence-enabled decision aid significantly improved decision quality, level of shared decision-making, satisfaction and...
Study finds novel way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before symptoms occur
Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been shown to reduce cost and improve patient outcomes, but current diagnostic approaches can be invasive and costly.
VIDEO: Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery may be new normal
In the new normal of COVID-19, the debate about immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery has come back in the limelight. Is it necessary? Is it possible? Is it...
Max Clifford: If I hadn't had a simple blood test, I'd be dying of prostate...
Max Clifford believes he is one of the luckiest men on Earth. Just 12 months ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now he has learned that the cancer is in remission.
Nanobowls show potential for diagnostics and treatment of Alzheimer's
Scientists are still a long way from being able to treat Alzheimer's Disease, in part because the protein aggregates that can become brain plaques, a hallmark of the disease...
How Pandemic Isolation Affected an Alzheimer's Patient in a Nursing Home
The pandemic has stolen away the chance to surround the sister we are losing to dementia with our love, so that she does not have to face death alone.
Study explores impact of reminiscence therapy on Alzheimer's and dementia...
The RRF Foundation for Aging awarded a multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas at Arlington with more than $160,000 for a project that explores the impact of...
Orange County vaccinates 100,000th person, with FEMA site on horizon
Orange County injected vaccine into its 100,000th person this week at the Orange County Convention Center, as the county creeps closer to vaccinating half of its senior...
Effective treatment for insomnia delivered in a few short phone calls
In a statewide study of adults over 60 with osteoarthritis, researchers found that effective treatment for insomnia can be delivered in a few short phone calls.
Researchers probe deeper into the neuronal mechanisms underlying olfactory...
Loss of smell or olfactory dysfunction is an early indication of the neurodegenerative Alzheimer's disease and appears in approximately 90% of all patients.